Necktie clasp



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Patented Oct. 11, 1927.

FATE

EDWARD J". WEISBAUM, OF CINCINNATI, SHED.

NECKTIE CLASP.

Application filed April 14, 1927. Serial NG. 183,827.

illy invent-ion relates to neclrties and to neclrtie clasps which have as their specific purpose the provision of means for aligning the folds of a neclrtie and at the same time aligning the tie to the pleat of a shirtfront.

It is the object of my invent-ion to provide a tie clasp having a. supporting` base provided with means for its permanent attachment toV tie, and to mount on the a clamping nember resiliently supported thereon, which may be opened for engage ment with the inner fold of a tie or shirt front piece, and which may be snapped into locking position with an end of the clamping member retaining the material clamped between said end and the supporting base. l' is further object to so construct the base and the attaching means thereon that it will reinforce the oint between the meeting edges of the fabric of which the tie is made.

ln order to securely hold an inner fold of a tie or of a shirt at its front opening, l have found that it is quite essential that the clamping device and the supporting base be so shaped and positioned, that there is an engagement between the clamp and the base, as a clamp which does nothing more than press downwardly on the fabric of the tie or shirt will not retain itself in position.

The above and other objects which will be noted during the ensuing disclosure, l accomplish by that certain arrangement and combination of parts of which l have shown a preferred embodiment.

1Referring to the drawings Figure l is a plan view of the rear side of a neclrtie, showing one of my improved clamps in the normal assembled position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the spring plate which may be either an integral part of the base or ay separate piece attached to the base.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the clamping device.

Figure et is a side elevation of the clasp assembly in open position.

Figure 5 is a section along the lines 5 5 in Figure l.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the base of the clasp.

Figure 7 is a. perspective view of a modified type of clasp.

Referring first to the structure of the clasp, l have shown a supporting base 1 with pointed tongues 2 extending therefrom which are used for attachment to the tie. il spring plate 3 extends up from the base, being attached to the base at one end and having its free end curved upwardly in inverted ll shaped forked portions 4 which as wfll be noted, support the clamp. The clamp has an end 5 with a hnurled knob 6 thereon, which tends to hold the fabric tightly. The mounting end of the clamp has flat projections 7 which are retained in the portions 4 and a curved end 8 which bears against the base. The mec ianical principle involved in my clasp is that the clamping member is normally held in either open or closed positicn by the spring plate 3, and when the clamp is opened or closed the end 8 of the clamp bears against the spring plate, thus causing the spring plate to .yield and then snap into either open or closed position.

t should be noted that the base of the clasp extends sufficiently far so that when the clamp is closed the fabric will be held between the clamp and base. The mounting position for the clamp is therefore eccentric of the base with the clamp extending toward the end of the base opposite the eccentric mounting.-

Figure 7 shows a view of a differently shaped clasp in which the base is round instead of oval, and in which the spring plate is also round. It is preferable that the spring plate be attached to the base as by a rivet or rivets 9, but in some modifications, the spring plate may be formed integrally `with the base.

The base, shown, has sharpened tongues which are inserted into the fabric of the inner face of the outer tie liap and normally reinforce the stitching which secures the meeting edges l0.

The tying and adjusting of a tie having one of my novel tie clasps is simple. he tie is tied in the usual manner. The clasp is then opened and the inner flap of the tie` -means for its permanent mounting on a tie,

said base having a spring member extending therefrom, a Clamp member fulerumed in Vsaid spring member7 and an end ofzsad clamp member so positioned as to engage said base in closed position thereof,v Wherev by said clamp and base may securely retain a piece of fabric therebetween.

2. A tie clasp having a base, and a spring member extending therefrom, a clamp member resiliently retained by said spring member, said clamp member having an end adapted to bear against said base n closed p o's'it'on thereof.

EDWARD J. WEISBAUM. 

